
Rachel Griffiths
Born
1968-12-18
Place of birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
Rachel Anne Griffiths AM (born 18 December 1968) is an Australian film and television actress. She came to prominence with the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding and her Academy Award nominated performance in Hilary and Jackie (1998). She is best known for her portrayals of Brenda Chenowith in the HBO series Six Feet Under and Sarah Walker Laurent on the ABC primetime drama Brothers & Sisters. Her work in film and television has earned her a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and three Australian Film Institute Awards. Griffith attended Melbourne University, studying philosophy, befor...
Known for

Hacksaw Ridge
Bertha Doss

Blow
Ermine Jung

Step Up
Director Gordon

Saving Mr. Banks
Aunt Ellie

Anyone But You
Innie

My Best Friend's Wedding
Samantha Newhouse

Six Feet Under
Brenda Chenowith

The King's Daughter
Abbess

Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
General Lynex

Muriel's Wedding
Rhonda Epinstalk

The Wilds
Gretchen Klein

The Rookie
Lorri Morris

Ned Kelly
Susan Scott

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self

Brothers and Sisters
Sarah Walker